The Theory of Whatever is the fifth album by English indie rock singer-songwriter Jamie T, released on 22 July 2022 through Polydor Records. The first single from the album, "The Old Style Raiders", was released on 4 May 2022, followed by "St. George Wharf Tower" on 21 June, and "Between the Rocks" on 20 July.
The album was Jamie T's first release in nearly six years and entered the charts at number one in its first week of release. It spent one more week in the charts at 36th position.
Critical reception
NME stated the album was a "liberating return from a star as relaxed as ever", in their review where it received four out of five stars.
Track listing
Notes "90s Cars" is interpolated over This Mortal Coil's cover of Big Star's "Kanga Roo", written by frontman Chilton. "British Hell" utilizes a sample of American punk-rock band Misfits' 1981 song, "London Dungeon" (written by frontman, Glenn Danzig), as its chorus.
Personnel Musicians Jamie T – vocals, background vocals (all tracks); programming (1–5, 10), guitar (2–4, 6, 7, 9–11), bass programming (3); bass, drums (9); piano (13) Rupert Jarvis – bass (1–3, 5, 7, 10) Jamie Morrison – drums (1–3, 5, 7, 10) Rob Harris – bass programming (1) Nerys Richard – cello (1) Hal Ritson – keyboards, programming (1) Richard Adlam – keyboards, programming (1) Hugo White – guitar (2, 3, 7–10), bass (8, 9, 13), programming (8–10), drums (9) Olly Burden – programming (4, 11), guitar (4) Matt Maltese – background vocals, guitar (8)
Technical John Davis – mastering Cenzo Townshend – mixing Jag Jago – engineering (1–3, 5–10, 12, 13) Olly Burden – engineering (4, 11) Camden Clarke – mixing assistance Jan Ashwell – mixing assistance Robert Sellens – mixing assistance
Charts + Chart performance for The Theory of Whatever Chart (2022) Peakposition Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) 48
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